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><SPAN
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>Open File</SPAN
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><A
NAME="AEN2662"
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><P
> <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Open</SPAN
> dialog is where you can load images
into <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> for viewing or editing. The
left hand window shows the directories and the right hand window
shows the files in the selected directory. To open a file, select
it in the files listing then choose the correct file type. If the
file has an extension which defines its filetype (such as
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.xcf</TT
>) you can select
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Automatic</SPAN
> and
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> will open the file in that format.
Alternatively, you can force <SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> to
open the file as a specific format by choosing one of the other
options in the <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>drop down</SPAN
> list.
</P
><P
> Some images have a preview associated with them so you can see
what the image is before opening it. This is particularly useful
for larger images where opening the full image will take a while.
If an image doesn't have a preview, you can click
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Generate Preview</SPAN
> to create one. This
preview image is stored in a sub-directory of the current one
called <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>.xvpics</TT
>. This
preview image will be used in the future when using the
<SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>open</SPAN
> dialog. Clicking
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>OK</SPAN
> opens the image with the selected
settings; <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Cancel</SPAN
> aborts.
</P
><P
> A useful feature of the <SPAN
CLASS="INTERFACE"
>Load Image</SPAN
> dialog
is autocompletion of file names. Type the first few letters of the
file name and press the <B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>Tab</B
> key.
<SPAN
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>GIMP</SPAN
> will then complete as much of the
file name as is uniquely defined by what has already been typed.
The right side of the dialog will display all files that match the
letters in the selection box. You can then type more letters and
press <B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>Tab</B
> again to update the window.
</P
><P
> You can load multiple images by pressing <B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>Shift</B
>
and clicking on each file you want to open.
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>Additional Information</A
></H2
><P
> Default Keyboard Shortcut: <B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>Ctrl</B
>-<B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>O</B
>
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